Definition of "spellbound" [spell•bound]

• Past tense of spellbind. (verb)
• Entranced by or as if by a spell; fascinated. (adjective)

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• "Yeah, we stood around in spellbound silence while that demo was going on Paul."
• "A couple weeks ago, I finished reading his American Gods, a fascinating story of myth and fantasy that kept spellbound from the first page to the last one."
• "The yard was full of people, but nobody had as yet said a word; awe and wonder held everybody in spellbound silence."